View Full Version : I Am Getting F****ed By The Body Shop, With No Lube!!


jokergerm
08-25-2007, 02:24 AM
So short story long..............LOL

I got hit in the parking lot back in march, by the mail man next door at work. I took it to a well known shop that my friend works at. I had them fix the dent from the mail man, and also had them fix another few door dings and random stuff, and they charged me an extra $500. but they painted the whole drivers side and hood. I get it back and it looks fine, about a month later the paint kinda drew in and you could see some sand scrathces threw the paint. So i took it back and they said that they could buff them out, so they tried and it did not go away.

So i took it back and told them that i wanted it repainted, and they painted my rear bumeper and added a AC snithzer or whatever, roof spoiler.

this is were it gets good.

So the day i was gonna pick it up, i get a phone call and they said that my raditator blew up. I was like what the hell your painting my car how does this involve a radiator blowing up. Anyways they replace the rad, fan, thermostat and hose for like 450 bucks. So a week later i goto pick up the car.

They did not paint the drivers side, they buffed and color sanded so much they took the clear coat off. My spoiler has fish eye every where and orange peel. And the corners did not stay attached, the 3m tape did not stick.

I talked with the manager and tell him i am not happy, And he tells me that they think it came out good and thats its not a a show car and i should be happy with it. So i came unglued and bitched and he agreed to repaint the drivers side and hood.

Another week goes by ( they had my car for a total of 22 days)

I pick it up today. I dont even know where to start its so messed up.

1)There is dirt in the paint and fish eye everywhere.
2) There is primer over spray between the hood and fender gap
3)There is 3 small drips around the drivers hoor handle
4) On the corner of my fender they buffed threw the clear coat
5) where they tape the inside of the doors off they did not sand it. It is all sharp and jagged.
6) the passanger side has been buffed and polished so many times it has no shine to it, it is all hazzy.
7) they only painted to the molding in the middle of the door, they diid not paint below the black molding like they said
8) There is dirt specs in the paint
9) random other thingns i dont care to type about

my car is so fucked, They need to start over and paint the whole car to make it look right. I am raging mad right now.

So monday i am going to speak with the onwer because the manager is on vacation. I am so f****** mad. And to think he said "well its not a show car" Well it was before you guys touched it.


Wow that was a lot of typing, i am sure i missed some shit, as i am very picky with body work, as it is art work to me.

brandon5069
08-25-2007, 02:30 AM
Dude that sucks!!! Take pictures just incase you have to sue these guys...

Also, post the name of the shop so we all know where not to go for paint work.



This is why I haven't had my M5 bumper put on yet. It's hard to find a good body shop....

jokergerm
08-25-2007, 02:32 AM
Man paint work is so hard to show up on a camera, I will try but i dont think it will show up.

FP5241
08-25-2007, 02:48 AM
Sorry to hear that man...
Shit like this pisses me off... :mad

Not a show car, huh???
I wish someone would show him the bottom of thier car if you know what I mean!!! :censored:

Talk to the owner, and make sure you use the phrase "I'm trying to avoid litigation here..."
Good luck, and keep us posted please!!!

Jason5driver
08-25-2007, 03:55 AM
This all sounds familiar to me.
I had something similar happen.
An old man backed up into my passanger side door, so I had it repaired by the dealer's recommended body shop.
After the work was done, I could see waves in the body where the dent was.
Plus, there is runs of the clear coat along the whole passenger side.
I took it back 3 times, but the owner still claims it was a #1 job.
Lesson 1: Always use the recommended body shop from your insurance company, that way, if they F*ck it up, you can take back to them unlimited amount of times until they get it right.

So, if the body shop screws up a whole door or something, they have to replace the door with OE.
Jason

FP5241
08-25-2007, 04:16 AM
Good advice jason...

CLEANM3whipz
08-25-2007, 05:10 AM
Lol thats the funniest thread title I have seen in awhile haha..but yeah you should treaten them that if they don't do something about it soon you'll sue them. Jw..what do you mean that the paint looks "fish eye" ??

MartinV
08-25-2007, 06:51 AM
That sucks man!!!!! A body shop that does flawless jobs are hard to come by.

razzy530
08-25-2007, 08:35 AM
That sucks man!!!!! A body shop that does flawless jobs are hard to come by.

JMK BMW -- is one of the better ones:devillook

racerx0911
08-25-2007, 10:57 AM
That sucks man!!!!! A body shop that does flawless jobs are hard to come by.
+1

Doru
08-25-2007, 01:12 PM
Dude that sucks!!! Take pictures just incase you have to sue these guys...

Also, post the name of the shop so we all know where not to go for paint work.



This is why I haven't had my M5 bumper put on yet. It's hard to find a good body shop....

+2.
Also, you might try looking N - Vancouver. You live in a HUGE area, where you should find a decent body shop.

Good luck